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PSC 121
GAGE
SPRING 2003
I.
NAME _____________________________
DATE ______________________________
QUIZ 3
Multi-Choice: select the best response for each of the statements below.
(18)
_____1.
The Earth’s mantle is:
a.
a part of the crust
b.
a rigid layer above the core
c.
a plastic layer beneath the crust
d.
a rigid layer beneath the crust
e.
fluid
_____2.
When the rock in a hanging wall rises vertically with respect to the footwall a
___ fault has occurred:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
normal
reverse
transform
vertical
slip-strike
_____3.
Tectonic activity describes:
a.
volcanic activity
b.
plate movement
c.
earthquake activity
d.
tsunamis
e.
all of the above
_____4.
The Himalayas represent:
a.
an oceanic divergent plate boundary
b.
an continental-continental convergent boundary
c.
an oceanic-continental divergent boundary
d.
an oceanic-oceanic convergent boundary
e.
no plate boundary
_____ 5.
The rule of ___________ states that younger rock strata overlay older strata:
a.
original horizontality
b.
lateral continuity
c.
correlation
d.
superposition
e.
cross-cutting
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_____ 6.
When continental and oceanic crust on separate plates meet:
a.
new continental crust is formed
b.
continental crust is subducted
c.
oceanic crust is formed
d.
oceanic crust is subducted
e.
the crusts slide past each other
_____ 7.
The densest section of the Earth is the:
a.
crust
b.
mantle
c.
outer core
d.
inner core
e.
asthenosphere
_____8.
The total formation above represents a(n):
a.
anticline
b.
syncline
c.
volcano
d.
superpository
e.
erosionary
_____9.
Earth materials at a subduction zone are incorporated into the:
a.
asthenosphere
b.
lithosphere
c.
oceanic crust
d.
mantle
e.
outer core
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III.
a.
Briefly explain the theory of plate tectonics
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b.
Explain what type of plate boundary occurs at position #1 on the above diagram.
(3)
What three landforms are caused by this boundary?
(3)
Explain what type of geological activity can be registered and/or observed at the
plate boundary labeled #2?
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c.
Explain how the presence of faults and folds supports the idea that lithospheric
plates are in motion.
(4)
a.
What is a fossil?
b.
Fossils can be preserved in a number of ways. Explain three general ways of
preservation OR describe three classes of fossils based on preservation. (9)
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